Pencil attachment.



I. SINCLAIR. PENCIL ATTACHMENT. APPLlCATlON FILED AUG-21, 1918- RENEWED OCT. II, 1919- 1,322,966.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

JUNIA SINCLAIR, or nnenwoon, RHODE ISLAND.

I PENCIL ATTACHMENT.

Application filed August 21, 1918, Serial No. 250,849. Renewed October 11, 1919.

of a pencil, and which serves as a holder for postage stamps.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an attachment which will hold the stamps in roll form, regardless of whether the stamps are disconnected or severed, or are in a continuous connected strip form, so that the possessor of the pencil will always have the stamps attached to the pencil and ready for use.

A further object of the invention is toprovide means for enabling the stamps to be easily removed for use, and to otherwise provide a holder of this character which can be easily and economically produced, and simply slipped over the pencil end and held thereon by frictional engagement.

Further and other objects of the invention will be later set forth and of themselves manifested in the course of the following description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention applied to a pencil,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, the pencil being shown in fragment, and

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The invention involves a'spool-like member the drum 1 of which is longitudinally split at 2, so as to be capable of being forced over pencils of slightly varying diameters, the spool being formed of metal possessed of slight spring property, so that the same will be held onto the pencil by frictional engagement therewith.

The ends of the spool are extended outwardly at right angles at 3, and then doubled over at 4:, to provide end flanges of circular form which present smooth peripheral edges. The postage stamps either in strip or separated form, indicated at S, in the drawings, are rolled about the periphery of the sleeve or spool 1 and are held thereon Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

Serial No. 330,139.

by a split clamping spring sleeve 5, the ends 6 of which clamping sleeve are turned somewhat outwardly and are spaced some little distance apart, so as to enable the clamping sleeve to b more easily applied to and removed from the spool. It will be apparent that the clamping sleeve has its ends engaged by the spool ends or flanges 3, and consequently the longitudinal movement of the clamping sleeve is limited accordingly.

If desired, a clip such as indicated at 7 can be secured to the clamping sleeve for holding th pencil in the pocket.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the device provides an attachment in which the stamps are always retained or carried by the pencil, so as to be accessible for instant use. This is particularly of advantage for soldiers or others who are compelled to carry their writing materials on their person. Th stamps in a strip can be readily rolled around the spool member by passing them between the ends 6-6 and will be securely held and covered by the spring sleeve.

The device as a whole adds but little to the diameter of the pencil, and is thus compact and can be easily removed to and replaced upon a new pencil or pen. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A pencil attachment consisting of a spool-like member having a split portion to enable same to be slipped over the pencil or the like and held thereon by frictional engagement therewith, the ends of the spool being flanged outwardly and doubled upon themselves to provide smooth and circular edges, and a split clamping spring sleeve engageable over the spool and between the ends thereof so as to have longitudinal movement of the sleeve by said spool ends, there being space between the sleeve and spool to receive postage stamps which latter are adapted to be rolled about the spool.

52. An attachment of the type described, consisting of a member formed for securement over the pen or pencil and having outturned ends, said member being adapted to have postage stamps rolled therearound between the ends thereof so as to be protected by said ends, and a spring device for securing the stamps in their said rolled state about the member.

3. In an attachment of the typeset forth,

a spool having flanged ends and. receivable over the pen or pencil, a spring clip for securing stamps in rolled form about the spool,

5 and a clip attached to the spring clipvfort en.

gaging the pocket of a coat or the like to hold the pen or pencil in the pocket.

Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this Specification in the presence of two s'ubscribingwitnesses. V

- JUNIA SINCLAIR. Witnesses:

ADA E. HAGERTY, J. H. MILLER, 

